Adapting to Multi-Year Procurement

Abstract

Recent legislation has revised the groundrules for multi-year procurement. In anticipation of this legislation, research was undertaken in May 1981 to frame a revised multi-year contracting policy for the US Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command (DARCOM). The objectives of this study were to: (1) analyze advantages/disadvantages of various multi-year techniques which could be employed under the expected legislation; (2) identify issues which would have to be resolved prior to promulgating a revised multi-year policy; (3) recommend DARCOM positions on open issues for which immediate resolution would be feasible; (4) Identify open issues which would require further research; and (5) develop a recommended DARCOM policy on advanced multi-year procurement. METHODOLOGY. Research consisted of: (1) review of current literature and regulations; (2) analysis of statutes then before Congress; (3) interviews with Army, other service and Congressional staff personnel; (4) review of recent multi-year solicitations and contracts; and (5) subsequent revision of the text to reflect passage of revised multi-year legislation (Public Law 97-86) in December 1981.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA116497

Entities

People

  • Arthur J. Mandler
  • Duane D. Knittle

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Procurement
  • Business Administration
  • Capital Investments
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cost Reductions
  • Department Of Defense
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Acquisition
  • Money
  • Organizational Structure
  • Procurement
  • Risk Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.